FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, December 16, 2011CONTACT OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS202-482-4883

March business development mission will make stops in Delhi, Jaipur and Mumbai

Yesterday, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Commerce Secretary and former CEO
John Bryson laid out his priorities for the Department of Commerce, including
supporting advanced manufacturing, increasing exports and attracting more
investment to America from all over the world. In conjunction with those
priorities, the Department of Commerce is announcing that Secretary Bryson will
lead his first trade mission, March 25-30, 2012, focusing on infrastructure
opportunities in India. The focus of the mission is to promote U.S. exports and
discuss trade policy issues in response to India’s goal of investing $1 trillion
in infrastructure development during the next five years.

“Exports are
leading the U.S. economic recovery and contributing to future economic growth
and job creation in America,” said Secretary
Bryson. “Selling more made-in-USA infrastructure products to India will help
U.S. companies grow and hire more people while helping India meet its ambitious
goals to dramatically improve it roads, railway and bridges.”

The mission will
highlight infrastructure export opportunities for U.S. businesses sectors of
project management and engineering services, including architecture and design;
transportation, including roads/highways, rail, airports and intelligent
transportation systems; and energy, including distribution, and transmission and
smart grid.

During his
speech before the U.S. Chamber, Secretary Bryson highlighted the critical role
that exports play to the U.S. economy and how meeting the challenge laid out by
President Obama’s National Export Initiative is crucial to job
creation.

The Department of Commerce, through the Trade
Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), leads the administration’s trade
promotion efforts. The TPCC provides a platform for the Secretary of Commerce to
advance a government-wide agenda on trade promotion and to directly engage the
heads of the other TPCC agencies.

Commerce’s International Trade Administration
helps American companies export their products and services around the world,
utilizing some 1,500 U.S. Commercial Service staff stationed in 77 countries
across the globe. Last year, the U.S. Commercial Service helped facilitate
billions of dollars in U.S. export sales, supporting jobs across the
country.

Applications for
companies interested in participating in the mission can be completed on-line at
the India Infrastructure Business Development Mission website at http://www.export.gov/IndiaMission2012 or can be obtained by
contacting the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Business Liaison
(202-482-1360 or IndiaMission2012[at]doc[dot]gov). The application deadline is Wednesday, January 25, 2012.